What Impression Is Made From What Your Characters Say?

" Ask me why."
" Okay why."
" Because I say so."
" Why do you say so?"
" Because I'm beautiful."
" Why are you beautiful?"
" Because I am."
" Why do you keep on saying because?"
" Because I like it."

I don't know about you, but if my mother said to me, " Where's the telephone?" and it was sitting right in front of her nose, I would think that she was either blind or couldn't see beyond the end of her nose.

Okay. I'm going to put a little interlude here and you figure out what kind of person these to characters are by what they're saying.

" You know, I used to be in the CSI club. I just hate idiots which explains why I don't like myself," person #1 says.

" Cats. Bats. Mats. Fats. Which is you favorite?" person #2 says.

" The dog."

" Yeah that's my favorite, too."

What would you think of those people if they actually said stuff like that?

So unless you're character is lying, I wouldn't make him/her say something that was against their character. Like having your character yelling swear words at a tree when he's a very fervent catholic and has a very mild temper. And don't make your characters say stupid stuff just to further the plot! It completely ruins the book/story or whatever your working on.